To refer to the Denver Brewers 1977 10th round draft pick Joe Cook as a prospect might be overly generous.
Still, the hard working 22-year old infielder out of Chandler College has acquitted himself quite well in his two short seasons as a Brewers minor leaguer, and at the moment he is getting some attention with a 20-game hitting streak that has seen him raise his batting average from .229 to .302 since the streak started on July 20th.
And with his good defensive skills, great speed and savvy on the base paths and a mature approach at the plate, while he almost certainly isn't destined to ever be a big league starter, Cook looks like a young man who could well earn a job as a valuable utility infielder someday. (In fact, though he has not gained experience there yet, there are indications that he also has the skills to be a more than capable outfielder given the opportunity.)
